Quiz on Mental Disorders

Which of the following is NOT a way to define abnormality?

• Statistical deviation

• Social discomfort

• Financial instability

• Need for treatment

What is a proximal risk factor?

• A factor that occurs long before a disorder

• A factor that is immediate and close in time to a disorder

• A factor that is not related to the disorder

• A factor that is only theoretical

What is a reinforcing-contributory cause?

• A factor that initiates a disorder

• A factor that reinforces a disorder and its symptoms

• A factor that prevents a disorder

• A factor unrelated to the disorder

Which perspective focuses on genetic vulnerabilities?

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

• Biological

• Sociocultural

What is a sufficient risk factor?

• A factor that is necessary for a disorder

• A factor that can lead to a disorder on its own

• A factor that is unrelated to the disorder

• A factor that occurs after the disorder

Which psychological perspective focuses on the subconscious?

• Psychodynamic

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

• Socioeconomic

What is the pleasure principle associated with in psychodynamic theory?

• Id

• Ego

• Superego

• Temperament

What is a characteristic of the authoritarian parenting style?

• Low in warmth and high in control

• High in warmth and low in control

• High in warmth and moderate in control

• Low in warmth and low in control

What is the focus of the cognitive perspective in psychology?

• Thought processes

• Subconscious

• Socioeconomic status

• Parenting style

What is the role of the superego in psychodynamic theory?

• Executive branch

• Pleasure principle

• Reality principle

• Temperament